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albany-berkeley

Level 2

Question

Setting the plan contribution rate for a SEP-IRA

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Where am I supposed to decide on, and set the plan contribution rate for a SEP-IRA?

TurboTax Self Employed Online

Level 15

do you have employees ?

albany-berkeleyAuthor

Level 2

no, self-employed

Level 15

There is no place that you need to enter the plan rate itself. If you mark the Maximize box in TurboTax for a SEP plan, TurboTax assumes the maximum permissible base plan rate of 25% which works out to the maximum permissible SEP contribution for the self-employed of 20% of net earnings. (Net earnings = net profit minus the deductible portion of self-employment taxes.) Any contribution less than the maximum permissible implies a base plan rate of less than 25%. If you make a SEP contribution of less than the maximum permissible you simply enter the amount contributed and do not mark the Maximize box; it doesn't matter what the plan rate actually works out to unless you have eligible employees for whom you also must make SEP contributions.

albany-berkeleyAuthor

Level 2

Thanks, this is very helpful. So there's no fixed % rate that must be used year after year, right? I can decide which rate (or amount if only me) as long as it's not more than the maximum allowed, and this can vary year to year?